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EU gas security, the EU publishes new guidelines for its 28 Member States

08

Feb

08 February 2018 - 08:00 CEST

TAGS EU, gas security,

The new guidelines focus on technical, legal and financial arrangements of the solidarity
mechanism

The EU Official Journal published on Tuesday a recommendation from the
European Commission setting out new guidelines for the application of the solidarity mechanism
under Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 on the security of gas supply, which entered into force in November
last year.
In its recommendation, the Commission identifies a broad range of options, leaving it up to
the Member States to choose the most adequate solutions for individual cases.
According to the Commission, all directly connected Member States should conclude bilateral
arrangements on applying the solidarity mechanism in advance. If there is more than one Member
State that can provide solidarity, the requesting Member State must consult all of them and request
offers for the gas volumes it needs to supply the solidarity-protected customers.
As regards the calculation of gas volumes for solidarity purposes, the recommendation
identifies a system that should take into consideration at least the following elements: the
solidarity-protected customers concerned, the critical gas-fired power plants concerned (and their
associated gas volumes), and domestic gas production.
In terms of financial arrangements, they should “ensure that gas supplied under the
solidarity mechanism is paid for at an appropriate price” possibly through the use of “solutions
based on market logic.” The recommendation highlights that the price of gas may include
compensation to cover for transport and associated costs.

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